Question

A bookstore had copies of a magazine. Yesterday, it sold of them. Today, it sold of what remained. How many copies does the bookstore have left?

Answer 1

The bookstore has 48 left.

Explanation:

If yesterday the bookstore solve 1/4 of 80 magazines then it sold:

1

4

×

80

→

80

4

→

20

So at the end of the day it had

80

−

20

magazines left or 60 total magazines left.

Today it sold 185 of 60 (the total left from yesterday) or:

1

5

×

60

→

60

5

→

12

So, at the end of today it had

60

−

12

magazines left or 48 total magazines left.